The magical Grand Library of Elfame is in danger! The fearsome bugbear Norwell Drabbery wants to remove books he deems "damaging," and even threatens to close the library altogether. Shade may not be your average fairy - but she's a champion librarian and bibliophile who won't let censorship and suspicion ruin her dream to instill a love of books into the community of Elfame. With her friends the fast-talking Ginch and the silent but resourceful Professor, she sets out in search of help from a secret society charged with saving rare books.